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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecasts
plan quality (Process)
report performance (Process)
s-curve
program management
2. Processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully
lessons learned knowledge base
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
master schedule (Tool)
project initiation
3. A documented tabulation of schedule activities that shows the activity description - activity identifier - and a sufficiently detailed scope of work description so project team members understand what work is to be performed
activity list (Output/Input)
project
perform integrated change control (Process)
perform quality assurance (Process)
4. Summary level schedule that identifies the major schedule milestone
milestone schedule (Tool)
preventative action
risk tolerance
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
5. Any continuous series of schedule activities connected with logical relationships in a project schedule network diagram
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
network path
co-location (Technique)
performance reports (Output/Input)
6. A formally constituted group of stakeholders responsible for reviewing - evaluating - approving - delaying or rejecting changes to a project - with all the decisions and recommendations being recorded
path convergence
change control board (CCB)
milestone
perform integrated change control (Process)
7. One of the defining points of a schedule network; a junction point joined to some or all of the other dependency lines
communications management plan (Output/Input)
project scope statement (Output/Input)
node
schedule baseline
8. The date up to or through which the project's reporting system has provided actual status and accomplishments. also called as-of date and time-now date.
data date
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
activity attributes (Output/Input)
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
9. Authorized budget assigned to the scheduled work to be accomplished for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component
historical information
planned value (PV)
authority
fast tracking (Technique)
10. Something toward which work is to be directed - a strategic position to be attained - or a purpose to be achieved - a result to be obtained - a product to produced or a service to be performed
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)
objective
invitation for bid (IFB)
flowcharting (Technique)
11. The time in calendar units between the actual start date of the schedule activity and either the data date of the project schedule if the schedule activity is in progress or the actual finish date if the schedule activity is complete
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
role
develop project management plan (Process)
actual duration
12. A planning technique that subdivides the project scope and project deliverables into smaller - more manageable components - until the project work associated with accomplishing the project scope and providing the deliverables is defined in sufficient
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
scope
near critical activity
decomposition (Technique)
13. Centralized management of one or more portfolios - which includes identifying - prioritizing - authorizing - managing and controlling projects - programs and related work - to achieve specific strategic business objectives
late finish date (LF)
portfolio management (Technique)
invitation for bid (IFB)
Monte Carlo simulation
14. Developing a detailed description of the project and product
scope change
define scope (Process)
preventative action
fast tracking (Technique)
15. Person or organization that is actively involved in the project or whose interests may be positively or negatively affected by execution or completion of the project
stakeholder
start to start (SS)
planning package
change control board (CCB)
16. Features and functions that characterize a product - service or result
produce scope
practice
milestone
path convergence
17. An organizational placement strategy where the project team members are physically located close to one another in order to improve communication - working relationships and productivity
reserve
co-location (Technique)
project calendar
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
18. Calculated projection of cost performance that must be achieved on the remaining work to meet a specified management goal. ratio of remaining work to funds remaining
finish date
pareto chart (Tool)
project schedule (Output/Input)
to complete performance index (TCPI)
19. Change to project scope. almost always requires an adjustment to the project cost or schedule
plan communications (Process)
scheduled finish date (SF)
scope change
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
20. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase
initiating processes (Process Group)
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
risk
project manager
21. Permission and direction to begin work on a specific schedule activity or work package or control account. sanctions project work to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time - and in the proper sequence
work authorization
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
performance measurement baseline
risk register (Output/Input)
22. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
milestone schedule (Tool)
resource
logical relationship
23. Analyzing activity sequences - durations - resource requirements and schedule constraints to create the project schedule
performance measurement baseline
develop schedule (Process)
quality
project
24. Hierarchal structure of resources by resource category and resource type used in resource leveling schedules and to develop resource limited schedules and which may be used to identify and analyze project human resource management
resource breakdown structure
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)
executing processes (Process Group)
project management process group
25. The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining team necessary to complete project assignments
functional organization
pareto chart (Tool)
acquire project team (Process)
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
26. The process of prioritizing risks for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact
Monte Carlo analysis
perform qualitative analysis (Process)
start date
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
27. Identifying all people or organizations impacted by the project and documenting relevant information regarding their interest - involvement and impact on project success
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
identify stakeholders (Process)
variance
requested change(Output/Input)
28. A change request that has been processed through the integrated change control process and approved
simulation
approved change request (Output/Input)
verification
budget at completion (BAC)
29. A product - result or service generated by a process
forecast
output (Process)
early finish date (EF)
project life cycle
30. Inclusive term - describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emerging.
activity list (Output/Input)
project management body of knowledge
defect
quality management plan (Output/Input)
31. Person or group that provides financial resources in cash or in kind for the project
sponsor
executing processes (Process Group)
estimate activity durations (Process)
virtual team
32. The calculation of late finish dates and late start dates for uncompleted portions of all schedule activities. determined by working backward through the schedule network logic from the projects end date
resource
activity list (Output/Input)
backward pass
perform quality control (Process)
33. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
virtual team
stakeholder
develop project team (Process)
34. Measure of schedule efficiency on a project. ratio of earned value (EV) and the planned value (PV). SV = EV minus PV.
time and material contract (T&M)
schedule performance index (SPI)
project initiation
simulation
35. A condition or situation favorable to the project - a positive set of circumstances - a positive set of events - a risk that will have a positive impact.
code of accounts (Tool)
sub phase
opportunity
rolling wave planning (Technique)
36. Any of all process related assets - from any or all of the organizations involved in the project that are or can be used to influence the project's success. these process assets include formal or informal plans - policies - procedures and guidelines.
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
risk acceptance (Technique)
time and material contract (T&M)
activity list (Output/Input)
37. Document that specifies in a complete precise verifiable manner the requirements - design behavior or other characteristics of a system component - product - result or service
Delphi technique (Technique)
conduct procurements (Process)
percent complete
specification
38. Continuously improving and detailing a plan as more detailed and specific information and more accurate estimates become available as the project progresses and thereby producing more accurate and complete plans that result from the successive iterat
progressive elaboration (Technique)
scope creep
project management system (Tool)
project initiation
39. Sum of products - services and results to be provided as a project
develop project management plan (Process)
scope
constraint (Input)
produce scope
40. Float (total float - free float)
variance analysis (Technique)
slack
project phase
validation
41. Auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used
technical performance measurement (Technique)
perform quality assurance (Process)
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
actual duration
42. Calendar of working days and non-working days that determines those dates on which each specific recourse is idle or can be active
monitor and control risks (Process)
acquire project team (Process)
resource calendar
authority
43. Project schedule network diagram drawn in such a way that the position and length of the schedule activity represents its duration. bar chart that includes schedule network logic
practice
resource breakdown structure
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
buffer
44. Budgeted cost of work performed
workaround
Delphi technique (Technique)
BCWP
input (Process) input
45. The process of completing each project procurement
identify risks (Process)
actual cost (AC)
earned value management (EV
close procurements (Process)
46. Condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a system - product - service result or component to satisfy a contract - standard - specification or other formally imposed document.
requirement
project human resource management (Knowledge Area)
acceptance criteria
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
47. Communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and address issues as they occur
project organization chart (Output/Input)
earned value management (EV
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
decomposition (Technique)
48. The smallest unit of time used in scheduling a project. calendar units are generally in hours - days - or weeks - but can also be in quarters years - months - shifts - or even minutes
develop project charter (Process)
work authorization system (Tool)
calendar unit
start to finish (SF)
49. Collect project performance data with respect to a plan - produce performance measures and report and disseminate performance information
monitor
sub phase
successor activity
estimate activity resources (Process)
50. Analytical technique that uses mathematical models to forecast future outcomes based on historical results. it is a method of determining the variance from a baseline parameter by using prior progress reporting periods data and projecting how much th
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
earned value management (EV
project life cycle
trend analysis (Technique)